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Bruce L Ferguson

Internal Medicine · PALM SPRINGS, CA · NPI 1811999717

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	275	74
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	263	86
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	209	59
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	199	68
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	176	59
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	163	55
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	157	53
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	146	46
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	138	41
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	134	38
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	132	35
Testosterone	Testosterone	125	30
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	120	41
Famotidine	Famotidine	118	38
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	112	41
Furosemide	Furosemide	106	39
Ozempic	Semaglutide	106	16
Eliquis	Apixaban	105	25
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	99	32
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	99	26
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	99	35
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	91	21
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	89	13
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	88	24
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	86	45
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	86	28
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	85	31
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	84	54
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	82	32
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	75	19
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	74	26
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	74	25
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	67	20
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	65	20
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	59	14
Descovy	Emtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam	58	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	56	11
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	56	11
Valsartan	Valsartan	55	16
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	53	17
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	50	15
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	49	19
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	49	13
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	47	14
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	46	suppressed
Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Disop	Emtricitabine/Tenofovir (Tdf)	43	16
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	43	13
Finasteride	Finasteride	41	16
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	39	15
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	39	13
Naltrexone Hcl	Naltrexone Hcl	39	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	38	14
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	38	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	37	33
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	35	13
Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters	34	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	33	12
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	33	12
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	32	14
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	32	12
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	32	suppressed
Felodipine Er	Felodipine	31	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	31	15
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	31	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	31	25
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	30	27
Minoxidil	Minoxidil	30	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	29	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	29	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	28	suppressed
Liothyronine Sodium	Liothyronine Sodium	28	suppressed
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	27	suppressed
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	26	suppressed
Klor-Con 8	Potassium Chloride	26	11
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	26	25
Temazepam	Temazepam	25	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	24	suppressed
Lubiprostone	Lubiprostone	24	11
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	24	13
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	23	suppressed
Nebivolol Hcl	Nebivolol Hcl	23	suppressed
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	22	19
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	22	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	22	suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er	Desvenlafaxine Succinate	21	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	21	11
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	21	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	20	suppressed
Bromocriptine Mesylate	Bromocriptine Mesylate	20	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	20	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	20	suppressed
Vascepa	Icosapent Ethyl	20	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	18	11
Estradiol	Estradiol	17	suppressed
Isradipine	Isradipine	17	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	16	suppressed
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	16	16
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	16	15
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	16	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	16	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	16	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	16	13
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	16	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	16	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	16	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	15	14
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	15	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	15	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	15	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	15	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	15	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	14	suppressed
Aripiprazole	Aripiprazole	14	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	14	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	14	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	14	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	13	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	13	suppressed
Permethrin	Permethrin	13	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	13	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	13	suppressed
Triumeq	Abacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudi	13	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	12	suppressed
Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	12	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	12	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	12	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	12	suppressed
Cyanocobalamin Injection	Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)	11	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	11	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	11	suppressed
Methylphenidate Hcl	Methylphenidate Hcl	11	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	11	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	11	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	11	suppressed
Teriparatide	Teriparatide	11	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
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These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.

Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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